What team did head coach Lenny Wilkens resign from in January 2005?

Head coach Lenny Wilkens resigned from the New York Knicks in January 2005. He stepped down on January 22 after the Knicks opened the 2004–05 season with a 17–22 record.

Wilkens had taken over as New York’s head coach in January 2004, replacing Don Chaney. The Knicks reached the playoffs during his first partial season, but the team struggled during the following campaign. Assistant coach Herb Williams replaced Wilkens for the remainder of the 2004–05 season.

The resignation was notable because Wilkens was one of basketball’s most accomplished coaches. He won an NBA championship with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979 and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach. For many years, he held the NBA record for regular-season coaching victories, although Don Nelson later surpassed him. A common source of confusion is that Wilkens also coached several other teams, including the Hawks, Cavaliers, Raptors, Trail Blazers, and SuperSonics; this question refers specifically to his New York tenure.